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About Paul Pavao and Christian History for Everyman

My name is Paul Pavao, and I became a Christian in 1982. You can read some of my personal story here, so I will limit this page to the items that should matter most to those who want more information about me and Christian-history.org.

I began researching early Christianity in 1984 after experiencing 2 years of arguments and division in evangelical churches (primarily Baptist, Charismatic, and Pentecostal). The arguments were pitiful, pitting verses and against verses, as though the Bible contradicted itself and whoever had the most verses on their side was the winner. The behavior of opponents in doctrine usually resembled James 3:13 and the wisdom that is from below rather than James 3:17 and the wisdom that was from above.

Knowing that the churches who actually heard the apostles must have all believed the same things, I began hunting for whatever I could find about them. The results of that lifelong search are in the pages of this website.

As for my qualifications, I have what is below:

Are you on this page for my qualifications?

  • As of 2026, I have been reading the writings of the early church fathers for 36 years and discussing them with others who read them.
  • I have no degrees. I dropped out of college my sophomore year because of disinterest. I was purposeless and bored. Only a couple years later, I became a Christian and have been researching and teaching the foundations of the Christian faith the last 44 years.
  • I am an excellent student and a former Mensa member. That said, God opposes the wise of this world, so my real qualification is that I deeply know not to lean to my own understanding, but in all my ways to acknowledge him. My life has to be spiritual and founded on a deep love and submission to God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Theology is one thing, but obeying Jesus is much more important (see "Sound Doctrine").
  • The feedback on the home page and the Amazon reviews of Decoding Nicea and my other books.

Leukemia and Lymphoma Survivor

Paul Pavao and family

February, 2012, about a month after my bone marrow transplant. I was in pretty bad shape at that point and working hard to be cheerful. Those are my four youngest children.

In June of 2011 I was diagnosed with Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm, which was soon changed to Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia (AUL). I went through chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant.

As of 2026, Leukemia and the lymphoma I contracted in 2014, because of the immune suppression for the transplant, are mere memories. Well, maybe the 2 skin cancers I had recently were the result of the radiation I received before the transplant.

I journaled through the whole thing, but I did it online in the form of a blog. The blog is called Thrilled to Death, and it's first post was "Yippee! I have leukemia", an exploration of the pros and cons of contracting leukemia.

It was a wonderful opportunity to find out if I really believed the things that I was teaching to others. Do I really believe that all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to his purpose? I certainly do now.

Solo Build It!

The chances are that the only reason your are reading this page is because I built this site--this ministry--with Solo Build It!

Before I found SBI! around 2007, my various sites got 50 visitors per day at most, and that was with a lot of work, using advice I had spent hundreds of dollars for. Here is my review of how Solo Build It! lets me introduce more than a quarter million people a year to the power of the original Gospel of the church.

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